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Post by Chesapeake on May 26, 2019 14:13:43 GMT -5
I had the good luck to spend most of my service time in a command HQ company in Germany in the early '60s. We all knew our basic function was to be a tripwire to guarantee an immediate U.S. response to any Soviet aggression in the region. Thankfully, that never happened, but I often think of those brave soldiers who served in the war that followed in Vietnam, and especially the ones who gave their lives. This song is for them.
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Post by Marshall on May 26, 2019 14:37:54 GMT -5
Somehow, I also want to hear a Freddie White version of the song. I'm not big on patriotic hoopla when it comes to personal sacrifice. I am thankful and honored for the sacrifice that enables me to live a happy and safe life. But it's not a prideful thing. It's a sad remembrance of what has been lost.
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Post by jdd2 on May 26, 2019 20:25:49 GMT -5
I read the other day that the best way to thank someone for their service was to be a person who is worthy of the sacrifice.
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Post by Cornflake on May 26, 2019 21:15:54 GMT -5
"I read the other day that the best way to thank someone for their service was to be a person who is worthy of the sacrifice." That's probably right but it's too high a bar.
Memorial Day makes me think of young people dying painfully and prematurely, often for questionable reasons. I hope that some day we have none of that to remember.
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Post by billhammond on May 26, 2019 21:48:15 GMT -5
"I read the other day that the best way to thank someone for their service was to be a person who is worthy of the sacrifice." That's probably right but it's too high a bar. Memorial Day makes me think of young people dying painfully and prematurely, often for questionable reasons. I hope that some day we have none of that to remember. I spent four years in the Navy stateside during the Vietnam era, nowhere near harm's way, as it turned out. These days, when I take advantage of discounts, etc., for veterans and they say "thank you for your service" I am not offended. But I usually say something like "Well, thanks, it was a privilege, but I was not in combat."
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Post by Chesapeake on May 26, 2019 23:20:40 GMT -5
Somehow, I also want to hear a Freddie White version of the song. I'm not big on patriotic hoopla when it comes to personal sacrifice. I am thankful and honored for the sacrifice that enables me to live a happy and safe life. But it's not a prideful thing. It's a sad remembrance of what has been lost. I share your dislike of patriotic hoopla. I see none of that in this song, just an eloquent and soul- stirring lament for 52,000 young lost lives.
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2019 6:36:26 GMT -5
"I read the other day that the best way to thank someone for their service was to be a person who is worthy of the sacrifice." That's probably right but it's too high a bar. Memorial Day makes me think of young people dying painfully and prematurely, often for questionable reasons. I hope that some day we have none of that to remember. I spent four years in the Navy stateside during the Vietnam era, nowhere near harm's way, as it turned out. These days, when I take advantage of discounts, etc., for veterans and they say "thank you for your service" I am not offended. But I usually say something like "Well, thanks, it was a privilege, but I was not in combat."
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Post by brucemacneill on May 27, 2019 7:27:44 GMT -5
Good morning.
Mary just called to say she was on the train for Massachusetts. I was wondering if she'd get there. Her ride got here a little late but I guess she's lead-footed. I'm under orders to not do anything stupid this week but what are the odds?
Have a good Memorial Day. You're here to see it and the people it's for aren't.
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Post by Marshall on May 27, 2019 7:39:08 GMT -5
Somehow, I also want to hear a Freddie White version of the song. I'm not big on patriotic hoopla when it comes to personal sacrifice. I am thankful and honored for the sacrifice that enables me to live a happy and safe life. But it's not a prideful thing. It's a sad remembrance of what has been lost. I share your dislike of patriotic hoopla. I see none of that in this song, just an eloquent and soul- stirring lament for 52,000 young lost lives. You're right. It was the B52 firing flares that turned me off, I think. It's not about the shock-and-awe. It's about the sacrifice. But I see the rest of the video has much more human visuals. The Viet Nam Memorial is a stunning monument for remembrance. I guess I'm not a choral guy anymore.
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Post by jdd2 on May 27, 2019 8:35:48 GMT -5
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Post by billhammond on May 27, 2019 9:07:04 GMT -5
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Post by coachdoc on May 27, 2019 11:02:36 GMT -5
I'm not sure which moves me more, the Vietnam or the Korean War Memorial. Both eerie and moving in their own way.
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Post by theevan on May 27, 2019 11:25:12 GMT -5
I'm not sure which moves me more, the Vietnam or the Korean War Memorial. Both eerie and moving in their own way. Same here. Visually, the Korean wins hands down. But both carry a heavy emotional weight.
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Post by RickW on May 27, 2019 11:50:59 GMT -5
I’ll take this, any day.
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Post by t-bob on May 27, 2019 13:11:00 GMT -5
Good afternoon I guess I am so woozy Peace all soldiers
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